EVENT
Design Forum "TDCDAY 2025"
The design forum “TDCDAY” surrounding the Tokyo TDC Annual Awards 2025 features an even more diverse lineup this year.
The main event is a series of presentations by the 11 award winners, showcasing their winning works in detail.
Following the presentations, guest speakers will offer critiques and engage in dialogue with the winners.
We look forward to your participation!
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Doors open at 11:30 am / Event starts at 12:00 – 6:00 pm
Venue: Exhibition Hall North 3rd Floor, Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho-kan
Tokyo PortCity Takeshiba, 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
https://www.sanbo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/hamamatsucho/language/eng/
Admission Fee: 700 JPY
(Includes the cost of the simultaneous interpretation app system in Japanese and English)
*Note: The admission fee has been revised.
Capacity: First 150 attendees
Co-organizer: DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion
Registration (Japanese):
https://tdcday2025.peatix.com/
◉ Speakers
1) Issay Kitagawa (Special Prize / Japan) + Guest: Yugo Nakamura
“Honke Nishio Yatsuhashi”
2) Mei Shuzhi (TDC Prize / China) + Guest: Yoshie Watanabe
“Ju Mei”
3) Takashi Funayama (Type Design Prize / Japan) + Guest: Shin Sobue
“Shuren kana”
4) Lana Cavar + Narcisa Vukojević (Book Design Prize / Croatia) + Guest: Mariko Okazaki
“Gloria Lujanović: Srce zemlje”
5) Henrik Kubel (TDC Prize / UK / Video Appearance) + Guest: Yuriko Wada
“NO PARKING”
6) Sean Yendrys (TDC Prize / Canada, Germany) + Guest: Mina Tabei
“Let’s Not Get Used to This Place: Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods”
7) Underware (TDC Prize / the Netherlands) + Guest: John Warwicker (Video Appearance), Yuko Miyago
“Flux (a paradimensional typeface)”
8) James Goggin + Minkyoung Kim (RGB Prize / Australia, America, etc.) + Guest: Ryoji Tanaka
“Blaise Agüera y Arcas: Who Are We Now?”
9) Nejc Prah (TDC Prize / Slovenia) + Guest: Daijiro Ohara
“Center Rog”
10) AC-bu (TDC Prize / Japan) + Guest: Gabin Ito, Taeko Isu
“group_inou / HAPPENING”
11) Baku Hashimoto (Grand Prize / Japan) + Guest: Gabin Ito, Taeko Isu
“MONO NO AWARE / Kamukamo-Shikamo-Nidomokamo! (imai remix) Music Video”
◉ Please Read Before Applying
– Here is the simultaneous interpretation app you need to download on your smartphone:
→ App Store
→ Google Play Store
– The “token” required for using the app will be provided before the event.
– We recommend using wired earphones to prevent audio interruptions caused by wireless earphones running out of battery or Bluetooth disconnection.
– Please ensure your device is fully charged on the day of the event.
– The venue cannot resolve individual device issues related to the simultaneous interpretation feature on the day of the event.
– No refunds will be issued after applying. However, ticket transfers are allowed.